Actor Quote by Denis Villeneuve

I think I've always wanted to direct, but I didn't go to film school. I was lucky enough to work in movies, and I…

— Greta Gerwig

I never wanted to be a director. I came into this industry by the little door, so I never learned anything; I never went…

— Olivier Megaton

I grew up in the theater, went to school for directing and playwriting.

— Jerrika Hinton

Directing is something I always wanted to do. I started when I was 13 directing scenes in high school and then plays in college…

— David Schwimmer

I went to film school to direct.

— Sam Esmail

But even a kid, directing was something that I did. I made short films in school. I feel like I've been in the best…

— Alden Ehrenreich

I always wanted to direct movies. That's what I set out to do. When I was a little kid I just dreamed of making…

— Zach Braff

All directors are different. Certainly, the directors that I respond to the most are guys that figure it out by doing it, not by…

— Michael Pitt

I didn't go to film school. I had been an actor in movies, I had been in plays, and then I just sort of…

— Christopher Guest

In film school, I knew I wanted to be a director, but I found out pretty damn quickly that nobody was just going to…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

In elementary school, I was always writing little plays for my friends to be in. I was much more of a director than a…

— Lauren Ashley Carter

I didn't go to film school. I didn't graduate college with an acting degree or a theater degree. I didn't have the traditional route…

— Camila Morrone